Have you ever wondered whether you really own your website? Having a website is essential for any company and, although most people don’t think about it, real control over your site is determined by the services you use to build it.
The first thing to check is the domain registration. The domain must be registered in the name of the company or of a responsible person. For national domains (.br), the entity in charge of everything is registro.br. Go to https://whois.registro.br and enter your domain. See in whose name it is registered. Note which ID is responsible for holding the registration. Also check which IDs are responsible for Administration, technical contact and financial contact. Ideally you should have one ID for Administration and another for Financial Contact. The technical contact can even be someone outside the company, as long as you trust them. Either way, you may be the owner of the domain, but that doesn’t make you the owner of the site.
After registering the domain, you need to contract hosting services. Hosting is responsible for storing your website on the internet so it can be accessed. Hosting also provides services that keep your site secure and stable. Once you have contracted a hosting service, you have taken one more step toward owning your site, but you still don’t own it.
Website hosting is usually offered together with e-mail mailboxes. That doesn’t stop you from choosing an independent provider to manage your e-mail. Many companies choose Google or Microsoft for this. Google has one of the best e-mail management platforms, with an excellent spam filter.
After registering the domain and contracting hosting and e-mail services, you need to choose a CMS platform. A CMS (Content Management System) is a website-building platform that lets you create, edit and manage your site. There are many different CMS platforms, each with its own features and functions. The most widely used platform in the world is WordPress. It is a free CMS with constant updates that keep it secure and deliver a modern, high-quality system. Once you have chosen a CMS platform, you have taken one more step toward owning your site, but you still don’t own it.
Building a website, even with a CMS, is quite complex and requires many plugins for even a basic site to work. Choosing these plugins, and buying some of them, is essential for getting closer to owning your website. An experienced website development company makes all the difference in this choice.
Last but not least, you need to make sure your site is secure. Site security is essential to protect your customers’ data and to prevent hacker attacks. There are many ways to secure your site, including SSL certificates and other security measures. Once you have put the appropriate security measures in place, you will be the site’s holder, but still not its owner.
As you can see, creating a website is a complex process and requires several different services. Although you are the holder of the site, it is important to understand that you are not the owner. By using the right services and partners, you can make sure your site is secure and available to your customers.
